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Featured Articles
- Cultivating Scientific Communication Skills in Plant ScienceBy: Plantae CommunityApril 21, 2025Plant science plays a crucial role in addressing some of the world’s most urgent challenges, including food security, climate change, and read more...
- From Academia to Industry: Expert Advice from Industry Veterans Who Made The LeapBy: Plantae CommunityApril 14, 2025It is the age-old question for an early-career scientist: should I pursue a path in academia or industry? Following years of study through graduate read more...
- Integrating Multidisciplinary Approaches in Plant Science ResearchBy: Plantae CommunityApril 7, 2025As global challenges such as climate change, population growth, and food security intensify, it is increasingly evident that traditional, isolated read more...
Education
Plantae Presents: How Plant Scientists Can Lead the Way in Green Lab Practices
By: Plantae CommunityApril 14, 2025Plantae Presents: How Plant Scientists Can Lead the Way in Green Lab Practices Featuring Caitlin Broadbent, Malia Gehan, and Lize Joubert When: read more...The Impact of Climate Change on Plant Research: Adapting Experimental Designs and Research Priorities
By: Plantae CommunityMarch 31, 2025Climate change is reshaping the landscape of plant research, necessitating a fundamental shift in experimental designs and research priorities. As read more...Plantae Presents – From Dorm Rooms to Discoveries: Inspiring Undergraduates to Pursue Academic Research
By: Plantae CommunityFebruary 26, 2025Plantae Presents – From Dorm Rooms to Discoveries: Inspiring Undergraduates to Pursue Academic Research Featuring Neha Bhatia, Kevin read more...
Careers
Being a Parent and Future Parent in Academia
By: Plantae CommunityFebruary 3, 2025This community blog harbors personal viewpoints on how to navigate parenthood and academia from two perspectives, one a current academic parent and read more...Resiliency in Long Research Projects
By: Plantae CommunityJanuary 20, 2025The advancement of scientific knowledge often relies on long-term research efforts, which enable researchers to study multiple factors and thoroughly read more...Maintaining and Keeping Your CV Updated
By: Plantae CommunityDecember 9, 2024Start early and stay prepared Creating a strong curriculum vitae (CV) starts well before you sit down to write it. Your CV should reflect your read more...
Research Insights
Review: Cycads, chemicals, and coevolution
By: Xavier OzowaraApril 25, 2025Cycads are an ancient lineage of gymnosperms with fascinating ecological interactions. In a recent review, Salzman et al. examine the various read more...Breaking the breeding cycle: Parthenogenesis paves the way for faster sunflower breeding
By: Gourav AroraApril 25, 2025Hybrid crops are key to modern agriculture, offering higher yields, improved stress resilience, and greater uniformity through heterosis (“hybrid read more...“Tea rice”- the catechin fortified rice
By: Yee-Shan KuApril 25, 2025Rice feeds nearly half of the world population. Rice grains are rich in starch but low in micronutrients and bioactive compounds such as flavonoids. read more...